Hat-shape retainer.



H. & A. P. JONES.

HAT SHAPE RETAINER.

' APPLHEATION mp0 SEPT. 24. 1917.

1 ,268, 97 I Patented J 11110 11, 1918.

(nu/$ I UTED sTA'rEs HERBERT oNEsANn anTHu rALME Jon s, OF SWANSEA, WALES.

HAT-SHAPE: RETAINER.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, HERBEn'r J owns and ARTHUR PALMER. JoNEs, gentlemen, subjects of the Kinglof Great Britain, residing at '56 Mansel Terrace, Swansea, Glamorganshire, WVales, have invented new and useful provements in Hat-Shape, Retainers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the: art

to which itappertains tomake and use the" In accordance withthis' invention the de' vice comprises a central vertically arranged spring member to which are attached a pair of side wings of thin sheet metal or other suitable substance or material curved and shaped to agree with the contour of the fore part of the hat to the inside of which it is fastened. The two wing pieces form the grip for the hand when raising or otherwise handling the hat, and will immediately, under control of the central spring aforesaid, on releasing the hold automatically restore the proper shape to the hat.

And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried into effect we will now describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings and figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

Figures 1 and 2 are respectively elevation and plan of the device constructed in ac-.

Specification of Letters Patent.

withthecontour of the fore part'offthe hat to the inside of which it is fastened. c is the spring portion of the hinge b so arr nged as to be overcome by external pres- Patented' June 11, 1918. Application filed September 24, 1917. s riaina eaeis.

sure (aswhen the fore part of the hat is grasped from the outside) and permit of the wings a being folded, inward toward each other but immediately the pressure is released the said springrestores the wings a.

to their extended position that shown in the drawings,

Attached to the inside of the fore part of a soft felthat and operating as above described it is obvious that though the sides'jof the hat at their front ends be indented when handled they will be automatically restored to'their proper shape by the action of the device immediat'ely upon the pressure thereon being released. convenient manner of fixing the" devicein position in the fore part of a soft felt hat is that shown in these said Figs. 1

and 2 wherein a pin dis passed through the crown e of the hat (shown in dottedlines, Fig.1) at its front end and through the pin 'ofthe hinge b which hinge pin is made hollow for the purpose. The point of the securing pin (Z is then engaged in the felt of the hat at a point preferably below and behind the sweat band thus snugly securing the device to the hat in a simple and effective manner.

In Fig. 3 a diiferent form of fastener is shown. In this instance the hinge pin 6 is solid and has its ends 6 flattened. The said flattened ends 6 are each pierced with an aperture f through which apertures and the material of the hat split pins (somewhat similar in form to the ordinary paper fastener) are passed. The ends of the split pins are then flattened out against the inner surface of the front of the hat and the device I is securely held in position.

It may here be mentioned that the flattened out ends of the aforesaid split pins, and the head of the securing pin alluded to in the description above of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, when in position become practically embedded in the soft felt of the hat and are consequently invisible. The said pins, moreover, may be of various shades so as to agree with the material of different colored hats.

In Fig. 4 the fastening is shown as comprising a spring clip 9 at the upper end of the hinge pin 6 which grips the downward fold of the front end of the crown of the hat, anda pair of arms h extending from the lower end of the hinge b which have their ends flattened and split as at d and serve to slip on to the edge of the sweat band of the hat. I

In Fig. 5 a modification in the form of the spring hinge used is shown. In this figure a a are the side wings hinged centrally and vertically at Z), and c is the spring which acts to restore the sides of the hat to their proper shape immediately the external pressure (as when grasped in the hand) is released. la is are brackets fitted to the illside of the wings a to which are pivotally connected the'links Z Z and Z Z. At their inner ends m these links Z Z are in pivotal attachment with the inner ends of the links Z Z. The spring 0 is connected at its ends to the links Z Z at their points of junction m m. As external pressure is applied to the wings a of the device and such wings turn inward upon the hinge b the points of junction m of the links Z Z are forced apart and thereby elongate the spring 0 but as soon as the outside pressure is released the spring 0 contracts and draws the points of junction m toward one another thereby forcing the links Z Z outward and restoring the dented sides of the hat to their proper shape.

Fig. 6 shows the hinged wings a connected to the ends of the flat-or band-spring n for the purpose of returning the wings to their outspread position after temporary compression.

Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively elevation and plan of the device wherein the hinged wings a consist of a wire framing, one end of each wire being pivoted as at 0 to the hinge plate and the other abutting against the said hinge platethe wings thus in themselves forming the resistance spring.

That we do claim as our invention and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is 1- A device for maintaining soft felt hats in shape comprised of a central spring member to which are attached a. pair of side wings curved and shaped to agree with the contour of the fore part of the hat to the inside of which it is fastened; arran ed and operating substantially as hereinbe ore described and shown.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT JONES. ARTHUR PALMER JONES.

Witnesses:

lWERWYN G. WILLIAMs, ERNEsT E. REES.

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